Golf bag support



June 7, 1938. A. J. WOODCOCK 2,119,695

' GOLF BAG SUPPORT Filed Dec. 21, 1936 Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a golf bag support and more particularly to a support which together with the bag forms a tripod to hold the open end of the bag up for ready access thereto when the golfer desires to select and remove a club, or return a club to the bag.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a foldable support for a golf bag which is normally retained in a compactly folded position against the bag and which can be extended to form a tripod with the bag with ease and facility.

Another object is to provide a support of as few parts as possible to thereby reduce expense and facilitate manufacture and wherein the support will be normally retained in compactly folded position against the bag and can readily form with the bag a tripod to hold the open end thereof man accessible position for the golfer to select and remove a club or return a club to the bag.

A further object is to provide a support which is normally retained in a compactly folded position against the bag by a spring lever which is also adapted to be operated to form a tripod of the support and bag to hold the open end thereof in an accessible position.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a golf bag havin the invention applied thereto and wherein the support is shown in the extended position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view similar to Fig. 1 with a portion of the bag and support broken away and showing the support in folded position in full lines and in extended position in broken lines;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the bag and support with portions thereof broken away; and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, a golf bag 6 is provided with the usual stiff band 1 of metal, leather or reenforced leather about the open end thereof. The bag also is equipped with the usual handle 8.

A frame 9, preferably made of metal, is secured to the band 1, preferably above the handle 8, by rivets In. Any other suitable fastening means may be employed including removable means, such as bolts with wing nuts, or any other commercial form of fastening means. The frame is curved substantially-to coincide with the curvature of the band 1 and at its ends is bent back upon itself as at l I, Fig. 3, to form a pivot support for pivot pins l2 mounted therein. The pivot pins extend beyond the bent back portions of the frame for a purpose to be later described. The frame preferably extends degrees to degrees around the band 1. A pair of legs l3 are mounted on the pivot pins and extend downwardly along the sides of the bag close to the bottom 5 thereof. The legs are preferably made-of light wood so that no appreciable additional weight will be added to the bag. A spring lever generally indicated by I4 has its ends bent and embedded into the legs l3 and extends upwardly to 10 the extended ends of the pivot pins about which it is convoluted. I have found it desirable to use but one convolution around each of the pins to produce the desired results, but other suitable mountings may be resorted to if so desired. The 15 spring lever extends in a curve around the frame 9 and this curved part of the spring lever forms a grip portion l5 adapted to be grasped by the thumb as the remainder of the hand is grasping the handle 8 of the bag. The normal length of the grip portion is longer than the distance about the curved frame between the pivot pins and hence the grip portion must be placed under tension when mounting the convolutions on the, pivot pins. Suitable retaining means iii are 25 placed on the ends of the pivot pins to retain the convolutions of the spring lever thereon. The retaining means may comprise a nut threadedly engaging the ends of the pivot pins or the ends of the pivot pins may be peened over with 30 or without a washer between the peened over portion and the convolutions. The bent back portions of the frame form an elongated opening extending vertically therethrough to provide for freedom of movement of the legs I3; 35

Exertion of a downward pressure by the thumb on the grip portion will throw the legs l3 outwardly from the bag and spread them apart so that with the bag the legs form a tripod to hold the open end of the bag in an accessible position 40 for the golfer to remove or replace a club. After a club has been released in the bag the golfer merely grasps the handle 8 and raises the bag from the ground and the spring tension of the spring lever I4 retracts the legs l3 to their folded 45 position along the bag. a

I have shown and described my invention in a specific form but I wish it to be understood that changes and alterations may be made therein and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the 50 precise details set forth but desire to availmyself of such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the following claims:

I claim:

A golf bag support comprising a member 55 adapted to be secured to the side wall of a golf bag at the open end thereof, a pair of pivot elements mounted in the said member adjacent opposite ends of the latter and projecting outwardly therefrom, a bag-supporting leg pivotally mounted upon each of the said pivot elements, a resilient member formed of one-piece of bendable rodlike material and being pivotally mounted on said pivot elements outwardly of the said legs, said resilient member including arms extending downwardly from the said pivot elements substantially parallel to the said legs on the outer sides of the latter and having lower end portions attached to the said legs, said resilient member having a handle portion extending between the said pivot elements and said handle portion being somewhat longer than the distance between the said pivot elements and being bowed upwardly so as normally to project slightly above the open upper end of the bag and providing a spring normally retaining the said bag-supporting legs in folded position but moving the said legs into extended or bag-supporting position when the said handle portion is pressed downwardly to pivot the said resilient member and the said legs about the said pivot elements.

ANDREW J. WOODCOCK. 

